Honeymoon Car Hit by Train in California
Two men were killed and six injured when the southbound Owl passenger train struck a stalled automobile carrying a honeymoon couple in Selma California. The driver, 43 year old F K Ritchie of Porterville Wisconsin, was held for questioning. The couple had just married the previous night and fled the car before impact.
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Associated Press
Selma
Cal
F. K. Ritchie
Porterville
Wis
Southern Pacific
Morgan Hill
Lincoln Talk Heard by Club
Judge J. W. Maxwell spoke at the Kiwanis luncheon about Abraham Lincoln marking the emancipation era. He praised Lincoln for first principles, foresight, and endurance of the Union, noting Lincoln supported woman suffrage and lauding his virtuous mother and stepmother.
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Lincoln
Kiwanis Club
Natal
J. W. Maxwell
Officer Seizes Eleven Year Old
An 11 year old Metalton boy who had not eaten for two days was jailed today after being found loafing in a ten cent store by Truant Officer Fred Bair. The boy, who had not attended school since the year began, claimed he ran away from home six weeks earlier from Princeton and planned to return home after a ride yesterday. Bair will contact the father, a Metalcon coal loader, as the boy remains in jail to eat and sleep.
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Metalton
Fred Bair
Princeton
Bair
Metalcon
William M Pack Dies at Hospital
William M Pack aged 69 of Wilkes Avenue died yesterday in a local hospital after heart trouble. He leaves a widow Emily Clay Pack and nine children Jess Fred Lee Hansen Myrtle Macie Gretchel Gussie plus siblings Chris Lee Grover Betty Joe. Funeral arrangements had not been made at noon.
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William M. Pack
Wilkes Avenue
Pack
Raleigh County
Emily Clay Pack
Jess
Sprague
Fred
Kaymor
Lee and Hansen
Mabscott
Myrtle Miller
Elk Ridge
Macie Hanaha
Gretchel Miller
Walter Ramsey Loses Leg in Mint Accident
Walter Ramsey of Wyco had his right leg amputated below the knee at Beckley hospital today after an injury last week in a mint accident. He is reported to be getting along as well as could be expected.
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Walter Ramsey
Wyco
Beckley Hospital
Ramsey
One Down Shortly Before Hauptmann Execution
One of the three men on trial for the Lindbergh kidnaping pleaded guilty. Paul Wendel had confessed the crime earlier, then repudiated it and Hauptmann was executed. Wendel later claimed he was kidnapped and forced to sign the confession. Associated Press Photo.
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Bruns Hauptmann
Charles Lindbergh
Paul Wendel
Hauptmann
Wendel
Associated Press
Farmer Cleared Of Murder Count
A Logan jury acquitted Elliott Mitchell, 60, former police chief, of slaying housekeeper Elsie Dacus, 32. Mitchell testified he and two companions drank at his home and that Dacus left the room. He said he heard a muffled shot and found her on the floor clutching a pistol.
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Associated Press
Logan
Elliott Mitchell
Elsie Dacus
Mitchell
Holt Prevents Pranesa Death
Frank Pranesa, slated to be hanged at the state penitentiary Monday, received a 28 day stay from Governor Holt. He pleaded guilty in Brooke Thames at Windsor Heights after Thames was slain. Pranesa initially implicated Mrs Pearl Thames then recanted, saying she is not guilty.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Frank Pranesa
State Penitentiary
Holt
Pranesa
Brooke Thames
Windsor Heights
Thames
Pearl Thames
Lincoln's Tomb Draws Throngs at Resting Place
Thousands gathered at Lincoln's tomb in Springfield in a solemn tribute to the man who epitomizes democracy. An exclusive assemblage stood bareheaded beneath the portals and heard praise for his work and ideals as the nation marked the Emancipator's birth.
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Associated Press
Springfield
Abraham Lincoln
Kidnaper of Wendel Enters Plea of Guilty
In Brooklyn, Murray Bleefield, one of three defendants in the Paul H. Wendel kidnapping case, suddenly pleaded guilty to aiding the crime. Judge Fitzgerald denied a motion to remove the jury and denied dismissing the charges against the other two defendants.
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Associated Press
New York
Murray Bleefield
Brooklyn
Paul H. Wendel
New Jersey
Bleefield
J. F. Fitzgerald
Burton Turkus
Martin Schlossman
Harry Weiss
Turkus
Prisoners moved from jail to county authorities in two counties
First Sergeant M. M. Bardin of the state police moved two prisoners to Logan and Kanawha county authorities. George P. Vaughn, charged with collecting rent under false pretenses, was sent to Charleston after allegedly taking 150 dollars from rooms in an apartment owned by Huntington Fed Savings and Loan. A 14 year old boy was returned to his parents in Logan, arrested by Conservator Fred Cole at his sister’s home in Killarney after the father reported the boy’s escape.)
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M. M. Bardin
State Police
Logan
Kanawha
George P. Vaughn
Charleston
Huntington Fed Savings and Loan Company
Fred Cole
Killarney
Health Exams For County School Children
The county health department completed health check ups for children around Scarbro Whipple Oakwood and nearby towns. Each child is urged to take typhoid serum administered by Laura Burrow county health nurse. Parents must consent to give the free serum to prevent disease spread in Fayette county.
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Register
Fayetteville
Scarbro
Whipple
Oakwood
Laura Burrow
Faytte County
Alien Charged With Violating Immigration Law
Antonio Garcia Seyjoo also known as Delmero Garcia was released on 500 bond after arrest on immigration law violations. W H Carmichael director of immigration in the Cincinnati district and inspector Guy E Holmes conducted preliminary naturalization examinations in Beckley.
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Antonio Garcia Seyjoo
Seyjoo
Delmero Garcia
W. H. Carmichael
Cincinnati
Guy E. Holmes
Carmichael
Holmes
Beckley
Nine Tall Men Dined 100 Years Ago One Was Lincoln
In Athens Illinois a century ago a banquet honored nine tall guests including Abraham Lincoln. The event, in the same building as the Long Nine from Sangamon County, celebrated Lincoln and others for moving Illinois capital from Vandalia to Springfield. The Sangamon Journal account praised the legislators as good and faithful servants, intellectually and physically giants, fearless, talented and upright.
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Lincoln
Associated Press
Athens
Ill
Abraham Lincoln
Illinois
Sangamon County
New Salem-Springfield
Lincoln Trail Association
Vandalia
Springfield
Sangamon Journal
Sales Tax Reenacted As Permanent Policy
Charleston Governor Holt is poised to sign a measure making a 2 percent consumer sales tax permanent. The bill, passed by both houses with exemptions debated over bread and milk up to 25 cents, moved back and forth amid veto threats and lobbying. Senate vote was 26 to 1 against exemptions, while Holt’s stance remained pivotal.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Holt
House of Delegates
Senate
House
Oldham
Ohio
Britain Plans Major Armament Drive to Enforce Peace
London reports based on informed circles indicate Britain will spend six to eight billion dollars on war expenditures over five years. The armament push is described as a big stick to pressure Europe’s nations, with aims to enforce peaceful cooperation amid ongoing European bickering.
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Register
London
Great Britain
Europe
Drunken brawl erupts near Main Street. woman screams heard
Oak Hill police investigated at daybreak after a resident woke them to sounds of a woman screaming outside a house on Main Street. Officers found two drunk men fighting, one man screaming during the struggle, then quieted.
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Register
Oak Hill
Main Street
Two Car Wrecks On Route Three In Week
Register staff report two automobile accidents on Route Three this week. George Aliff of the Eunice mine wrecked his car at a curve near Birchton Wednesday night when the lights failed. He was uninjured. A second crash involved Woodrow Harris driving a car with six Marsh Fork High athletes sideswiping a tractor trailer on a narrow Comfort bridge near Racine Monday with no injuries.
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Register
Arnett
George Aliff
Eunice
Birchton
Woodrow Harris
Marsh Fork
Comfort
Racine
Exchanges Close in Honor of Abe Lincoln Birthday
All U.S. financial and commodity exchanges closed for Lincoln's birthday except the Baltimore and St. Louis exchanges, Boston Wool, and various livestock markets remained open.
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Abe
Associated Press
New York
United States
Lincoln
Baltimore and St. Louis
Boston
Mine Victim's Services Today
Funeral services for Conrad Ezra McCarty 34 killed by a slate fall February 9 in Whipple mine near Oak Hill will be held today at Scarbro Baptist church with Rev J D Wilson in charge. He was a native of Alabama, longtime miner, and leaves a wife, siblings, and four children. Burial will be in Highlawn cemetery near Oak Hill. He was a member of the United Mine Workers union.
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Register
Oak Hill
Conrad Ezra McCarty
Whipple
Scarbro Baptist Church
J. D. Wilson
McCarty
Alabama
Scarbro
Latha
Mable Hudson
Glen Rogers
Mona Houghton
Tuscaloosa
John Turner
Tabuco
Alfonso Turner
Conrad
Edward
Louise
Jackie
United Mine Workers Union
Highlawn
Clear Fork Plans Road Petition and Delegates
Citizens of Clear Fork meet at the Clear Fork school at 7 tonight to draft resolutions for the State Road commission. They will elect delegates to meet Parr H. Simpson and travel to Charleston February 17 to present their plea for better roads in the area.
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Clear Fork
State Road Commission
Parr H. Simpson
Charleston
Appalachian to Extend System Corliss
Appalachian Electric Power plans a survey in Corliss to extend lighting facilities long sought by farmers. It was not learned where the line will connect with the main transmission wires.
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Register
Corliss
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Shirley Pettit Ill With Pneumonia
Shirley Pettit six year old son of Mr and Mrs Guy Pettit of this city is in Oak Hill hospital ill with pneumonia. Physicians there report him improving and under treatment.
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Register
Mount Hope
Shirley Pettit
Guy Pettit
Oak Hill
GM resumes Flint plants to restore 140000 jobs
General Motors moves to reopen its Flint facilities with Buick leading the wave. About 12 500 of 16 000 Buick workers at Flint return Monday while the rest are recalled later in the week. Knudsen says capacity will reach 225000 cars and trucks monthly within 12 days of restart. Sit down strikers leave three Fisher Body plants as stop orders are lifted. GM estimates daily material use at 15000 tons. Observers foresee extended high volume output into spring to offset prior declines.
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Associated Press
Detroit
General Motors Corporation
Buick Division
Flint
Mich
William S. Knudsen
General Motors
Fisher Body
Knudsen
State Fair Assn To Meet Feb 18 Fayette County officials
Fayette County Fair association members will attend the West Virginia Association of Fairs meeting February 18 at the Ruffner hotel in Charleston. J Haynes Miller from Fayette is listed among attendees. Although Fayette hosts no county fair proper, several agricultural shows are held under the farm agent and staff, including this year’s corn show at Oak Hill.
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Patetteville
Fayette County
Nuttall and Mount Hope Lead Fayette County Attendance
Nuttall high posted 97.6 percent and Mount Hope high 97.4 percent for the first four months. In graded schools Mount Hope was second with Carbondale leading attendance. Layland led junior high. The board of education reported most schools showing very fine attendance compared with enrollment.
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Register
Mount Hope
Fayette County
Nuttall High
Mount Hope High
Carbondale
Layland
Board of Education
Ben H. Butcher Dies in Capital
Charleston delegate Ben H. Butcher 79 died in a hospital from pneumonia while at the legislative session. Known as Uncle Ben, he was a longtime house senior member from Parkersburg with a career begun in 1879 in Wheeling.
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Ben H. Butcher
Capital
Associated Press
Charleston
Butcher
Ben
House
Parkersburg
Wheeling
Heir to Throne Born in Naples
A boy born today to Crown Princess Marie Jose in Naples may someday rule Italy. Naples and the nation celebrated the newborn as he follows his father Crown Prince Umberto in the line of succession.
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Associated Press
Naples
Marie Jose
Italy
Umberto
Mrs Hatfield Seeks Divorce in Court Filing
Attorney Kermit Locke filed for Agnes Morgan Hatfield seeking a divorce from Eula Hatfield. Legion to Honor program at 8 p m in Memorial building features George Bright of the Chamber of Commerce as principal speaker.
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Kermit Locke
Agnes Morgan Hatfield
Eula Hatfiell
Teddy the Beer Bear Enters Long Winter Nap in West Virginia
Teddy a five year old bear owned by Roscoe and Lacy Clay of Pettus has slept since December 15 and will likely awaken in March. Weighing 300 pounds, he is expected to lose about 50 pounds during hibernation with no food or water. The bear once roamed a filling station area, broke free from restraints, and entertained Shriners at celebrations. He has a companion cub due in March.
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Teddy
Roscoe and
Lacy Clay
Pettus
Clay Brothers
Canada
Clays
Shrine
Shriners
H. W. Shawhan
West Virginia
The
Roosevelt courts reform falters as Norris balks
Washington reports show President Roosevelt facing strong opposition from Senator Norris over court enlargements. Norris would back only a limited measure and favors a constitutional amendment to curb justices. Administration backers feel progress hinges on Norris’s stance amid ongoing leadership pushes in Congress.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Supreme Court
Norris
Nebraska
High Court
James W Wyatt Buried in Bristol
Funeral services for James William Wyatt who died at his home in Pemberton from pneumonia after a week's illness were held in Bristol Tennessee. Burial followed in Ordway cemetery. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs Ben H Wyatt one brother J B Wyatt and two sisters Jo Anne and Betty Wayne born Bristol May 20 1935.
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James William Wyatt
Pemberton
Bristol
Tenn
Ordway Cemetery
Ben H. Wyatt
J. B. Wyatt
Jo Anne
Betty Wayne
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Britain
Conrad McCarty
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